A 12-year-old Brooklyn boy was fighting for his life early today after he was hit by a car while riding his bike home after watching the lighting of his neighborhood Christmas tree.

Anthony Turturro was struck by a car driven by his neighbor Louis Pascarella, 37, in the close-knit community of Gerritsen Beach shortly after 6:30 p.m. It was just after the holiday festivities, organized by the Hibernian Cultural Center on Gerritsen Avenue, concluded, police and friends said.

Anthony “loved to ride his bike and see what was going on in the community,” said a family friend, Louis Impellizeri.

“It’s a such shock. He’s a very intelligent boy and a fun, outgoing kid.”

Impellizeri said the boy, who has a 9-year-old brother, was hit just as the crowd was dispersing.

Anthony’s distraught parents were at his bedside early today as he was being prepared to be moved from Coney Island to Kings Country Hospital.

“He’s in bad shape,” said Impellizeri, adding that the youngster suffered multiple fractures to his skull.

“The next 24 hours are going to be tough.”

Another family friend said the boy’s parents “are saying a lot of prayers for him.

“They’re asking everyone to say prayers for him.”

Police said Pascarella was arrested for driving with a revoked license.

He was being treated at Coney Island Hospital for high blood pressure.

Pascarella’s mother, Beatrice, said her son told her that “he just didn’t see him coming.”

“The boy came out between a truck. My son is in the hospital; his pressure is sky high. He’s very distressed. Imagine how he feels.”

Another neighbor said Anthony is “a nice young man. He comes, he goes, he rides his bicycle. They’re a terrific family.”